Helldivers 2 Update 1.007.001 Applies Weapon & Stratagem Fixes on Aug. 17
As expected, given the massive patch we received last week for Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Game Studios has now pushed out a new patch applying fixes.
Players will see the August 17 patch as Helldivers 2 update 1.007.001 and this sorts out crashing issues and more.
Alongside the fixes today, we also included the known issues the development team is looking into.
Helldivers 2 Update 1.007.001 Live on August 17
Overview
Attention Blueberry-Hugging Helldivers, The Void is proving a worthy challenge. As the brave Helldivers–fueled by unwavering patriotism–charge headlong into the Illuminate’s newest nightmares, Super Earth’s engineers have been working around the clock to iron out a few wrinkles in your fight for Liberty.
Fixes
Crash Fixes
- Fixed a crash that could occur in Fullscreen when opening terminals
- Fixed a crash that could occur with superwide windows
Weapons & Stratagem Fixes
- Fixed an issue with the UI not showing all the available stratagems in specific instances.
That’s it for the fixes issued today. Check out the rest of the bugs being sorted out in the list below.
Helldivers 2 Known Issues as of August 17, 2026
New
- Enemies will target unmanned FRVs
- AR-59 Suppressor short mag buff didn’t go through, and are still at pre patch values
- New Illuminate enemies are clipping through the ground and obsticles on High Value Assets missions
- LAS-13 Trident has increased recoil compared to a previous patch
Technical
- Players who are using the Microsoft IME languages are unable to type Korean, Japanese and Chinese symbols in chat.
- Using Chinese and Japanese IME will prevent movement and controls in-game.
- Helldiver may die after landing on top of Automaton fabricator when Player has high latency.
- Campaigns menu UI is slightly cut off when playing on some resolutions
Gameplay
- Some stratagem weapons will not show the correct call-in time on the ship UI or show in-mission, but the actual call-in time is unaffected.
- A different mission type may be generated than the mission that was selected
- R-4 Hyena may lose mags if interrupted during the reload animation
- Ice flowers cause ragdolling when triggered
- Explosives can cause Helldivers hidden behind terrain to ragdoll
- Some attachments and their stats are not changed in preview until purchasing and equipping.
- Melee kills are not being correctly counted in the end-of-mission stats or career stats
- MLS-4X Commando unguided mode does not work
- Oil/dirt/blood and other visual effects sometimes stain armor and/or helmet, making it jet black
- The ‘Operated By’ text under the Super Destroyer name is not showing the Player’s nickname
- Points of interest do not grey out on the mini-map when found within a colony
- Hellpod Avoidance Areas are inconsistent with the Player’s POV
- Red Beacon Stratagems do not follow the beacon when it changes location
- MGX-42 Bullet Storm’s muzzle flash may not be aligned with the weapon
- Trees may have a low-quality material on Xbox
- Citizen NPCs in ‘Evacuate Citizens’ missions in Cities Biomes may sometimes not pathfind correctly
Once another update is live, expect it here on MP1st.
